Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, February 24, 2022, Ukrainian armed forces have received a total of 270
T-72 MBT (Main Battle Tank) variants from Poland and the Czech Republic including T-72M1 and T-72M1R, most of them received additional Kontakt-1 ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor).
Citing open source information, the Czech Republic donated an undisclosed number of
T-72M1 Soviet-made MBT (Main Battle Tank) from its military inventory while Poland supplied a total of 230 T-72 tanks including T-72M1 and T-72M1R variants.
Citing information from the Ukrainian armed forces, most of the T-72 MBTs donated by Poland and the Czech Republic have been upgraded with the integration of a Kontakt-1 ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor) mounted at the front of the turret and the front and the sides of the hull.
According to information published by the "Ukraine Weapons Tracker" Twitter account, Ukraine received a supply of 4S20 explosive elements from the Czech company STV Group which were used to integrate Kontakt-1 ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor) on T-72 tanks.